PureEdge Solutions Inc. announced that it is working with IBM to offer an integrated digital content management infrastructure for business process automation. PureEdge is now an IBM Advanced Level Partner, and the two companies will co-market the solution to North American enterprises and government agencies. PureEdges intelligent XML front end integrates with IBMs back end infrastructure offerings to manage process-related content through the lifecycle of each business process, including creation, routing, management and archiving. IBM technology forms the back end of the offering and includes IBM DB2 Content Manager, DB2 Universal Database, WebSphere Portal, WebSphere Application Server, Tivoli Identity Manager and Tivoli Access Manager. Users have the ability to digitally sign documents, use both adhoc and structured routing, work remotely, move data in and out of corporate systems, and store all elements of a process in one secure file. General availability for the packaged integration offering from PureEdge is slated for June 2003. www.pureedge.com